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    JEST Counselling 2026, Registration, Documents, Seat Allotment, Fees, Online Reporting
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    JEST Counselling 2026, Registration, Documents, Seat Allotment, Fees, Online Reporting

    Nikita ShawUpdated on 15 Oct 2025, 06:04 PM IST

    The participating universities will tentatively start the JEST 2026 counselling in the month of April. Students will be required to visit the respective institution's website to fill out the JEST 2026 counselling form and learn about the counselling process. The counselling of JEST 2026 will be done on the basis of the results declared by the conducting institutions.

    This Story also Contains

    1. JEST Counselling Dates 2026
    2. JEST Counselling Process 2026
    3. JEST 2025 Participating Institutions
    JEST Counselling 2026, Registration, Documents, Seat Allotment, Fees, Online Reporting
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    Some of the institutions also conduct interviews for some courses. The interview details, such as venue and time, will be shared with the candidates via sms or their email. Through this article, students are able to understand the JEST counselling process 2026, the documents required and participating institutions.

    JEST Counselling Dates 2026

    Dates

    Events

    JEST result date

    March 2026

    JEST counselling date

    April 2026

    JEST Counselling Process 2026

    JEST participating institutions will conduct the counselling in their institutions. The date and time of the JEST institutions will be given on the respective institutions' websites. Shortlisted candidates are required to follow certain steps for the JEST counselling.

    JEST Counselling Registration- Shortlisted candidates will have to visit the college website to fill out the JEST counselling registration form. Candidates will have to fill in their personal details, including preferred courses and programmes.

    JEST Document Verification- Candidates who have successfully registered for the JEST counselling need to submit a xerox copy of the documents. The list of documents is mentioned below:

    • JEST result

    • JEST admit card 2026

    • JEST 2026 counselling registration form

    • Marksheet and certificate of class 10

    • Marksheet and certificate of class 12

    • Marksheet and certificate of graduation

    • Transfer certificate

    • Domicile

    • Valid ID proof

    • Passport-sized photograph

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    JEST Seat Allotment 2026- Based on the preferred choices, the seats will be allotted to the candidates who successfully submit their registration.

    Confirmation of Admission- Once the seats are allotted to the candidates, they must accept them and pay the requisite fee. If there are any other formalities, they must complete them.

    JEST 2026 Interview- Some of the institutions also conduct interviews after the counselling. Aspirants must attend the interview.

    JEST 2025 Participating Institutions

    There are a total of 33 institutions all over the country that participated in the Joint Entrance Screening Test. Here is the list of some of the institutions along with their courses offered.

    Institutions Name

    Courses Offered

    Aryabhatt Research Institute of Observational Science, Nainital

    Astronomy

    Astrophysics

    Atmospheric Physics

    National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar

    Condensed Matter Physics

    Optics and Metamaterials

    Theoretical High Energy Physics and Lattice QCD

    Experimental High Energy Physics

    Bose Institute, Kolkata

    Atmospheric sciences, Biophysics, Complex systems and networks

    Quantum physics and quantum information, Nuclear and radiation physics

    Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad

    Theoretical Physics

    Astrophysics

    Indira Gandhi Centre For Atomic Research, Kalapakkam

    Solid State Phase Transformations

    Superconductivity

    Structure and dynamics of soft condensed matter

    Band structure studies

    Accelerators based Irradiation irradiation-induced phenomena, Low-dimensional systems

    Physics of interfaces, Nano-materials

    Thin films technology and Theoretical physics

    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

    Condensed Matter Physics

    Soft Matter Physics

    Biophysics

    Laser Plasma Interactions

    Ultrafast Physics

    Astrophysics and Cosmology

    High Energy Physics

    Non-linear Optics

    Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

    Cosmology, Solar Science, High Energy Physics, Non-linear dynamics, Statistical Physics, Soft Matter, Optics & Spectroscopy, Atomic physics, Biophotonics, Spintronics, Nanoscience, NMR, Quantum Information

    Indian Institute of Physics, Bhubneswar

    Condensed Matter, Nuclear and High Energy Physics Accelerator-based Research.

    Indian Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar

    Physics

    National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR Pune

    Astronomy

    Astrophysics

    Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata

    Accelerator physics

    Condensed matter physics & materials science

    Nuclear physics

    Relativistic heavy ion collisions & QCD Phase transition

    Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata

    Condensed Matter Physics (Theory and Experiments), Nuclear Physics (Theory and Experiments), High Energy Physics (Theory and Experiments), Astroparticle Physics, Quantum Gravity, String Theory, Mathematical Physics, and Materials Science (Surface Science and Plasma Physics).

    Raman Research Institute, Bangaluru

    Astronomy & Astrophysics

    Light & Matter Physics

    Soft Condensed Matter and Theoretical Physics

    Signal Processing

    Imaging and Instrumentation

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: When will the JEST counselling process be initiated?
    A:

    The counselling of JEST will be started in April 2026.

    Q: Who will conduct the JEST 2026 counselling?
    A:

    Each participating institution will conduct the counselling for their institution.

    Q: What are the documents required for JEST counselling 2026?
    A:

    The JEST counselling required all previous marksheets, valid identity proof, photograph, domicile, transfer certificate and some JEST documents.

    Q: Is the interview compulsory to take admission in the JEST participating institutions?
    A:

    Some of the institutions conduct interviews as the final round of admission. So, for the respective institutions, students will have to appear for the interview rounds.

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